The Bureau of Indian Affairs is requesting the properties on behalf of the tribe, The Providence Journal reported. The properties are located on Aquidneck
Island, which is part of Narragansett territory.

The U.S. Supreme Court
decision in Carcieri v.
Salazar bars the tribe from participating in the land-into-trust process.
But since the Navy properties are already in federal hands, transferring them to the BIA might not be an issue.